Sonographer – Magee Women's Hospital

UPMC is hiring a full-time Sonographer to join their Center for Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology office at Magee Women’s Hospital! You will join a busy fertility office and help wonderful patients who are trying to conceive and start families. This position will perform imaging procedures at a technical level not requiring constant supervision, scanning TV, assisting with sonohysterograms, and 1st trimester scanning.

Hours for this position will be Monday through Friday, daylight hours with rotating half-day holidays and half-day weekends. Applicants must be a registerd ARDMS or registry eligible. 

Sign-On Bonus Details:

• $6,000 for a 2-year commitment available

Responsibilities:

• Assists physicians with invasive procedures as necessary and adheres strictly to the universal protocol standards.
• Ensures all exams within his/her area of responsibility are properly coded and tracked through RIS system, all exams are properly networked to ISITE for archiving and interpretation, and all charges are adequately entered for the exams performed.
• May be responsible for High Level Disinfection of devices, supplies and/or equipment
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate instructions to patients in a clear and concise manner and explain procedures to help allay the patient?s fears and solicit their cooperation.
• Identifies all patients properly by using two patient identifiers and utilizes universal protocol when performing procedures. Reviews patient history and assesses physician orders, applying specific departmental protocols for optimal results in the acquisition of data. Documents patient history in electronic record as required.
• Performs a variety of technical ultrasound procedures, correlating appropriate patient history, laboratory data, and physical findings, for the purpose of assisting in a patient?s medical diagnosis under the direct supervision of a physician.
• Demonstrates a strong ability to interact with both patients and co-workers, while displaying a high level of caring, listening, dignity and respect. Able to work as team member within the department and all other departments to expedite patient care efficiently.
• Utilizes appropriate ultrasound instrumentation for procedures and demonstrates knowledge of equipment operations, applications and scanning techniques resulting in optimized image data/documentation. Completes procedures according to protocol.
• Obtains appropriate image documentation of cross-sectional anatomy in all body planes demonstrating anatomy, anatomical relationships and ultrasonic characteristics of normal and abnormal tissues and obtains and correlates ultrasonic measurements of structures/organs with data charts, anatomical normal measurements and computer data programs, where applicable.
• Acts as a resource to physicians and staff for ultrasound interpretation. Provide instruction to staff as needed
• Performs and administers high frequency sonic energy to humans for diagnostic purposes.
• Confirmation of patient appointments
• Assists physicians in Procedure Room during embryo transfer. Assists physician with sonohysterograms
• Charting results of sonograms in patient chart. Filing of sonogram pictures
• Performs sonograms to evaluate fetus in early pregnancy